Perverted groomers pretending to be Justin Bieber to lure and abuse young girls

Perverted groomers pretending to be Justin Bieber to lure and abuse young girls

SICK groomers are pretending to be pop superstar Justin Bieber in a bid to abuse young girls online.

Published 6th March 2014

FAKE: Online groomers are pretending to be Justin Bieber so they can lure unsuspecting youngsters and abuse them [GETTY]

Beliebers are conned into thinking they are talking to the controversial pop brat when actually evil paedophiles are using dummy profiles to groom unaware youngsters.

A leading children's charity has warned of the incredible lengths perverts are prepared to go to target children.

Mary McLoughlin from Northern Ireland charity Nexus told the Mirror: "We've been told of ones [groomers] that pretend they are Justin Bieber and the girls are 'chatting' to them online really believing they are getting attention from Justin Bieber.

"You are talking about predators that will do anything."

Another common ploy is for men to pretend to be teenage schoolboys by being pictured in school uniforms in a bid to earn their targets' trust.

“The young girl thought she was talking to a young fella as he had a school uniform and everything on”

Mary McLoughlin from Northern Ireland charity Nexus

"The young girl thought she was talking to a young fella as he had a school uniform and everything on," Ms McLoughlin added.

"They you have ones convincing the young people they are in a relationship with them. Some of these people are 25 or 26 years old and say that if they really love them they'll send an image of themselves or take off their clothes on camera for them.

"Anyone can see that image. It can be sent to anyone. The children have no control of it after that."

In 2012/2013 police in England and Wales recorded over 6,000 offences of sexual activity involving a child under 16 and nearly 400 offences of sexual grooming.

For any more information about online protection or counselling contact Nexus on 028 9032 6803 or for emergency help CEOP on 0870 000 3344.